I want linux :D

[jrgp]

Clawbug, I don't know what you're talking about... I've never seen an XP system faster than a ubuntu system, especially if you look 3 months after xp is installed

edit:just read mangled's post.... what are you smoking?  I have hundreds of gigabytes of stuff in Linux on my machines, and many terabytes of stuff on my servers.... my one windows XP partition on my one laptop, by comparison, has 10GB tops on a 20GB partition and crawls.


edit again: oh, and mangled?  hard drive space usage only really impacts Windows machines due to fragmentation.  No other OS uses filesystems with fragmentation issues like FAT32 and NTFS have

Ubuntu and Xubuntu are both -extremely- slow on my test PC, which runs on a <1Ghz processor and 96MB of RAM. Windows XP SP2 was fast compared to how they run on this machine, even after several months of use.

Install ubuntu, sudo apt-get install fluxbox, us it as your window manager instead of Gnome / XFCE. (Before you login, go to sessions and click choose, then select Fluxbox from the list).

It might not have all the fancy things Gnome and XFCE have, but it will literally FLY in terms of speed!

[hyrr]

what's the difference between flux-, black-, and openbox? :333

[jrgp]

what's the difference between flux-, black-, and openbox? :333

Fluxbox is similar to the other two, but much more lightweight, customizable, and has more features.

[pavliko]

Guys what about linux Mint ?

[jrgp]

Linux Mint is an Ubuntu derivative. Just as good and usable, completely different interface. Look it's screenshots and compare them to Ubuntu's.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Mint#Comparison_with_Ubuntu

[Mangled*]

I like how I can create a warped stereotype of how I imagine Linux users to be, post it, and then watch the Linux fan club fly off the handle at it one after another.

It made me smirk and that's what matters.

[Lapis Lazuli]

I like how I can create a warped stereotype of how I imagine Linux users to be, post it, and then watch the Linux fan club fly off the handle at it one after another.

It made me smirk and that's what matters.

I dunno about you but I didn't see anyone fly off the handle. :/

[Smegma]

I like how I can create a warped stereotype of how I imagine Linux users to be, post it, and then watch the Linux fan club fly off the handle at it one after another.

It made me smirk and that's what matters.

WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!? I FUCKING HATE YOU!

[SadistAtHeart]

I like how I can create a warped stereotype of how I imagine Linux users to be, post it, and then watch the Linux fan club fly off the handle at it one after another.

It made me smirk and that's what matters.

That just shows how much of a valued and respected poster you are within our community

Honestly now, I really just think you're trying to under the skin of our linux using forum-goers.

Ten points for me.

[El_Spec]

Linux really is amazing, friend of mine showed it to me and I loved it.  Can't use it though, since my system can barely support it.  But if I ever get a new system, there's a very high chance I'll switch to Ubuntu or Xubuntu.

[jrgp]

Linux really is amazing, friend of mine showed it to me and I loved it.  Can't use it though, since my system can barely support it.  But if I ever get a new system, there's a very high chance I'll switch to Ubuntu or Xubuntu.

What are your system specs? Some distributions are extremely lightweight and can run on something as old and slow as a 286.

This might give you some useful information.

[El_Spec]

Pentium II, 450 MHz
256MB RAM
TNT2 PRO Riva 32MB VRAM

I tried running Ubuntu and it was a living nightmare.  Xubuntu ran slighty faster, but still was horrific.

[Coconutmilk]

always liked this article
http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm
I use both (xp on one comp and ubuntu on the other).

[a-4-year-old]

Pentium II, 450 MHz
256MB RAM
TNT2 PRO Riva 32MB VRAM

I tried running Ubuntu and it was a living nightmare.  Xubuntu ran slighty faster, but still was horrific.

I would say use Damn small linux, but DSL sucks balls and is basically useless to use all the time.

Specifically ubuntu boots pretty quickly, about the same amount of time to get to the main screen, but with linux you start opening a program as soon as the screen loads, not so much latency as with starting windows. Ubuntu shuts down a bit slower, but if you are shutting down you can usually just walk away.

also it doesn't usually make you restart when you update.

[jrgp]

Pentium II, 450 MHz
256MB RAM
TNT2 PRO Riva 32MB VRAM

I tried running Ubuntu and it was a living nightmare.  Xubuntu ran slighty faster, but still was horrific.

I would say use Damn small linux, but DSL sucks balls and is basically useless to use all the time.

Specifically ubuntu boots pretty quickly, about the same amount of time to get to the main screen, but with linux you start opening a program as soon as the screen loads, not so much latency as with starting windows. Ubuntu shuts down a bit slower, but if you are shutting down you can usually just walk away.

also it doesn't usually make you restart when you update.

The only time you REALLY need to restart when you run an update is when a new kernel is installed, as that is the core of the operating system. (And even then you can just run kexec, which loads a new kernel without requiring the system to turn off, but using it can be a bit tricky) A lot of times when it tells you to restart, you mostly just need to restart X. (Logout)

And depending on the system and the number of services you have running in the background, it can shutdown REALLY fast. For me it's usually under 8 seconds. (I've got apache, sshd, proftpd, avg, tor, and a bunch of other things running in the background that must close themselves at shutdown)

[rfreak]

I hope that you switch to Linux! You will still be far from the king of the world but still closser

The french national assembly (his this how it's call in english?) are now using Linux and the workers are happy with it they find it much easier and usefull.